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The song “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch” played Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, as a boat covered in Christmas lights and decorations floated by Veterans Memorial Island Sanctuary during the annual Indian River County Christmas Boat Parade along the intracoastal waterway in Vero Beach. JEREMIAH WILSON/TCPALM

Christmas lights covered watercraft of all shapes and sizes Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, during the annual Indian River County Christmas Boat Parade, which began just north of Barber Bridge and ended in front of the Vero Beach Municipal Marina. JEREMIAH WILSON/TCPALM

Christmas lights covered watercraft of all shapes and sizes Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, during the annual Indian River County Christmas Boat Parade, which began just north of Barber Bridge and ended in front of the Vero Beach Municipal Marina. JEREMIAH WILSON/TCPALM

Christmas lights covered watercraft of all shapes and sizes Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, during the annual Indian River County Christmas Boat Parade, which began just north of Barber Bridge and ended in front of the Vero Beach Municipal Marina. JEREMIAH WILSON/TCPALM

Christmas lights covered watercraft of all shapes and sizes Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, during the annual Indian River County Christmas Boat Parade, which began just north of Barber Bridge and ended in front of the Vero Beach Municipal Marina. JEREMIAH WILSON/TCPALM

Christmas lights covered watercraft of all shapes and sizes Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, during the annual Indian River County Christmas Boat Parade, which began just north of Barber Bridge and ended in front of the Vero Beach Municipal Marina. JEREMIAH WILSON/TCPALM

Christmas lights covered watercraft of all shapes and sizes Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, during the annual Indian River County Christmas Boat Parade, which began just north of Barber Bridge and ended in front of the Vero Beach Municipal Marina. JEREMIAH WILSON/TCPALM

Christmas lights covered watercraft of all shapes and sizes Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, during the annual Indian River County Christmas Boat Parade, which began just north of Barber Bridge and ended in front of the Vero Beach Municipal Marina. JEREMIAH WILSON/TCPALM

Christmas lights covered watercraft of all shapes and sizes Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, during the annual Indian River County Christmas Boat Parade, which began just north of Barber Bridge and ended in front of the Vero Beach Municipal Marina. JEREMIAH WILSON/TCPALM

Christmas lights covered watercraft of all shapes and sizes Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, during the annual Indian River County Christmas Boat Parade, which began just north of Barber Bridge and ended in front of the Vero Beach Municipal Marina. JEREMIAH WILSON/TCPALM

Christmas lights covered watercraft of all shapes and sizes Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, during the annual Indian River County Christmas Boat Parade, which began just north of Barber Bridge and ended in front of the Vero Beach Municipal Marina. JEREMIAH WILSON/TCPALM

Christmas lights covered watercraft of all shapes and sizes Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, during the annual Indian River County Christmas Boat Parade, which began just north of Barber Bridge and ended in front of the Vero Beach Municipal Marina. JEREMIAH WILSON/TCPALM

Christmas lights covered watercraft of all shapes and sizes Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, during the annual Indian River County Christmas Boat Parade, which began just north of Barber Bridge and ended in front of the Vero Beach Municipal Marina. JEREMIAH WILSON/TCPALM

Christmas lights covered watercraft of all shapes and sizes Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, during the annual Indian River County Christmas Boat Parade, which began just north of Barber Bridge and ended in front of the Vero Beach Municipal Marina. JEREMIAH WILSON/TCPALM

Christmas lights covered watercraft of all shapes and sizes Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, during the annual Indian River County Christmas Boat Parade, which began just north of Barber Bridge and ended in front of the Vero Beach Municipal Marina. JEREMIAH WILSON/TCPALM

Christmas lights covered watercraft of all shapes and sizes Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, during the annual Indian River County Christmas Boat Parade, which began just north of Barber Bridge and ended in front of the Vero Beach Municipal Marina. JEREMIAH WILSON/TCPALM

Living Nativity

The Outdoor Living Nativity is Saturday and Sunday at Indian River Presbyterian Church in Fort Pierce.(Photo: HOBIE HILER/SPECIAL TO TCPALM)

The Outdoor Living Nativity is 6-9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Indian River Presbyterian Church at 2499 Virginia Ave., on the southeast corner of South 25th Street, in Fort Pierce.

General parking for the event is at the St. Lucie County Administration Building on the northeast corner of Virginia Avenue and 25th Street. Handicapped-accessible parking is in the church’s parking lot.

The beer fest includes a tasting glass and unlimited samples from craft breweries, cideries and distilleries from 6-10 p.m. Friday. Entertainment includes four singers or bands playing live music on Friday and 10 on Saturday. Plus, there are food trucks, vendors and live art. Primitive camping spots are available for both nights to enjoy intimate campfire sessions.

Admission for Friday is $12. Admission including the beer fest for Friday is $35. Admission for Saturday is $20. Admission for both Friday and Saturday is $25. Admission including the beer fest for both days is $50. Primitive camping for two nights is $40. For more information, call 772-828-6105 or go to www.facebook.com/cosmicbarley.

Gift certificates will be given to the three ugliest Christmas sweaters. Santa is expected to drop by for photos from 7-9 p.m. Buy food from The Crafted Pie inside the brewery. For more information, go to www.facebook.com/sailfishbrewingcompany.

Moon gazing

Entertainment reporter and columnist Laurie K. Blandford looks through a telescope for the first time on April 20, 2018.(Photo: CONTRIBUTED PHOTO FROM PAM BLANDFORD)

The Holiday Moon Gazing Event at Savannas Preserve State Park is 5-8:30 p.m. Saturday at 2541 S.E. Walton Road in Port St. Lucie.

The event includes a short presentation about the moon from the Treasure Coast Astronomical Society at 5:30 p.m. and up-close looks at the moon through telescopes starting at 6 p.m.

Plus, there will be arts and crafts; fun astronomy-related activities; a short kid-friendly film playing continuously starting at 6 p.m.; hayrides from 5-7 p.m.; and popcorn, hot chocolate, soda and snacks for sale.

Winter festival

Winter Fest at The Landing at Tradition is 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at 10824 Village Parkway Drive in Port St. Lucie.

The festival includes a petting farm, bounce houses, face painting and other activities. Admission is free. If it rains Saturday, the event would be moved to Sunday. For more information, go to www.facebook.com/shopattraditions.

Christmas 1944

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King’s Baptist Church's original walk through interactive World War II experience titled “Christmas 1944: Bastogne” at the church on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, in Indian River County. The free experience starts Dec. 13-16 and then runs again Dec. 20-23. Journeys begin every 10 minutes between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. on those dates. For more information visit www.christmas1944.com.
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Free movies

The Holiday Treat of “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” at The Majestic 11 is 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 940 14th Lane in Vero Beach.

Reserve spots with a $2 concession voucher online or at the theater box office. Tickets will be available without a reservation Friday at the box office. For more information, go to www.facebook.com/majesticvero.

Nearly 500,000 miniature lights and more than 30 life-size figures decorate the office and grounds for this drive-thru experience. Admission is free. For more information, go to www.facebook.com/gralllawgroup.

Christmas concert

The Indian River Charter High School choir’s Christmas Concert starts at 7 p.m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church at 1750 20th St., in Vero Beach.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. A second concert is the same time Monday at St. John of the Cross Catholic Church at 7550 26th St., in Vero Beach. Admission is free. For more information, go to www.facebook.com/irchschoirdept.

Cowboy Christmas

The Cowboy Christmas at LaPorte Farms is 4-9 p.m. Saturday at 7700 129th St., in Sebastian. Santa arrives on horseback at 6 p.m.

The event includes a winter wonderland with more than 100,000 twinkling lights, mechanical bull rides, Italian ice, pony rides, a Home Depot workshop, letters to Santa, hayrides, face painting, cookies, hot cider and food. Admission is a $1 donation. For more information, go to laportefarms.com.

Winter festival

Winter Fest at Indian RiverSide Park is 3-8 p.m. Saturday at 1707 N.E. Indian River Drive in Jensen Beach.

The festival includes children’s arts and crafts, games, face painting, roving entertainers, a Home Depot children’s workshop, food trucks, a visit from Santa, a holiday performance by Victorian Voices of South Florida and entertainment provided by a DJ, local school choirs, bands and dance teams.

Admission is free. Bring lawn chairs and blankets. Donate new, unwrapped toys at the event’s Toys for Tots drive. For more information, go to www.facebook.com/mymcparks.

Mistletoe madness

Several Christmas events, including Mistletoe Madness in the Pocket, are this weekend.(Photo: HOBIE HILER/SPECIAL TO TCPALM)

Mistletoe Madness in the Pocket is 2-11 p.m. Saturday at the Fish House Art Center and The Twisted Craft & Creamery at 4745 S.E. Desoto Ave., in Port Salerno.

The party includes local vendors, roasting s’mores, face painting, arts and crafts, rock painting, raffles and an open mic mashup. Jupiter-based Civil Society Brewing will have a special beer release. For more information, go to www.facebook.com/twistedcraftcreamery.

Evening with Santa

An Evening with Santa at the Barn is 4-6:30 p.m. Sunday at the JAG Bar Corral at 9600 S.W. Fox Brown Road in Indiantown.

Enjoy hors d’oeuvres, crafts, story time, a fire for roasting marshmallows and visits with Santa. Admission is $8 each. Ticket sales end at 6 p.m. Saturday. For more information, go to www.facebook.com/jagbarcorral.

Holiday recital

The Holiday Recital at the Historic Apollo School is 3-5 p.m. Saturday at 9141 S.E. Apollo St., in Hobe Sound.